https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310221 Defects or omissions in investigation, including inaccuracies in the site plan, delay in sending seized weapons for forensic examination, gaps in custody records, and non-production of bloodstained clothes, do not by themselves discredit the prosecution where credible direct eyewitness evidence establishes guilt. Hostile or related witnesses may still be relied on to the extent their testimony supports the core occurrence, and the absence of independent market witnesses is not fatal if the material witnesses are otherwise reliable. The stated principle is that investigative lapses are insufficient to disturb a conviction where the direct evidence proves the offence beyond reasonable doubt. en-us Thu, 07 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 13 Oct 2023 09:02:52 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310221 Defects or omissions in investigation, including inaccuracies in the site plan, delay in sending seized weapons for forensic examination, gaps in custody records, and non-production of bloodstained clothes, do not by themselves discredit the prosecution where credible direct eyewitness evidence establishes guilt. Hostile or related witnesses may still be relied on to the extent their testimony supports the core occurrence, and the absence of independent market witnesses is not fatal if the material witnesses are otherwise reliable. The stated principle is that investigative lapses are insufficient to disturb a conviction where the direct evidence proves the offence beyond reasonable doubt. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 07 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310221